Chocolate Matcha Muffins (gluten free/dairy free)

Hello & Happy, Wednesday! I woke up today with the sound of birds chirping, hearing the landscapers on their lawn mowers, and the rays of sunshine were beaming through my windows. For almost a split second, I thought I woke up to spring. My mood instantly changed. I felt this rush of excitement, and a wind of motivation to start my day. I forgot that it was still January. Weather really does play a role in how I’m feeling. Have you ever heard of seasonal affective disorder? It’s a legit real thing.

I threw on a light jacket and headed out for a long dog walk. I couldn’t believe it was 7 am and already 50-degrees. I loved it, and so did my dogs. I wasn’t rushing them through the walk because my fingers were freezing off. I kept taking deep breaths of the fresh air as if it was some kind of magical power revitalizing me. Do I sound insane yet? 🙂I took a poll on my last recap post. I asked which recipe you’d like to see next. It was between the chocolate matcha muffins and maqui match pancakes. You all chose the muffins, so here is the recipe! I’m sad because I only have one left in my fridge…I love eating them with my mid-morning coffee. It looks like I’ll be making a new muffin recipe soon.

This recipe has quickly become one of my favorite. The muffins are so rich and chocolatey, but also healthy. They are gluten free, dairy free, nut free, soy free, and have no added sugars.

Yay! I was really looking forward to this recipe! 🙂 Looks gorgeous, can’t wait to try 🙂 When it comes to replacing eggs during baking i usually go for mashed banana,ground flaxseed or chia seeds or tofu.

These look so good and the tye dye look is so fun!! Question: When you say gluten free flour does that include just any type of flour without gluten (coconut, almond ect)? Going to try to whip up a batch of these this weekend. Also just started baking with teff flour and if you’ve never tried it I recommend. (Has a nutty whole wheat taste and tons of nutritional benefits) Have a great day!

I’m vegan as well and either use chia seed “egg” or applesauce. Neither have ever failed me and no one has ever noticed a difference. I would love to see more vegan recipes! I can normally then any a vegan version but would be nice to know ahead of time how it will taste! 😁

Hi Taralynn! I’m vegan and use a couple different things for replacing eggs. Depending on the recipe I will use a mashed banana, a flax or chia egg, or an egg replacer mix (Bob’s Red Mill sells one). Its pretty simple and most recipes you can’t tell a difference without the egg!

Love this recipe! I love making matcha lattes, they make me feel energized and I love the health benefits you get with them. I have tried out matcha peanut butter cups so I am sure they are just as delicious as these muffins!

Hi Taralynn! I’m a long time reader of your blog but this is actually my first time commenting! I’ve been vegan for almost 5 years and I do a ton of baking. Determining what type of egg replacer to use really depends on what you’re making, but generally for muffins/cookies/cakes my favorite thing to use is flaxseed meal. Just mix 1 tbsp of flaxseed meal with 3 tbsp of water for one egg. You can also use the Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer, chia seed “egg”, applesauce, banana, or other fruit puree with varied results (depending on the recipe). Hope that helps!

These chocolate matcha muffins look amazing. I am so glad that the growing of matcha has spread to the west. The agriculture business globalization causes the exposure to brilliant and new recipe ideas. Of course I’ve had matcha lattes. They’re the best!

I follow a lot of vegan food bloggers since I can’t have milk and eggs sometimes upset my stomach. They use a “flax egg” which is 1 TB flaxseed meal and 2.5 TB water. Minimalist Baker uses them a lot in her baking: https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-a-flax-egg/